With values on the line, Missoula City Council adopts Zero Waste Plan"We're decades behind on climate change, we're decades behind on waste, so we act out of necessity and out of duty," said council member Jordan Hess. "It will be difficult and contentious at times, but we have to do it. Setting a plan is the first step at setting meaningful action into motion."

Here's How America Uses Its Land - MOOO!There's a single, major occupant on all this land: cows. Between pastures and cropland used to produce feed, 41 percent of U.S. land in the contiguous states revolves around livestock.

Rural ISP Director Says Report Gives False ImpressionMerten said it is invalid to compare the two datasets because they report different things. FCC Form 477 reports the fastest speed a consumer could purchase. The M-Lab data reports the speed users actually obtain.

States turn to blockchain technology for growth, efficiencyThe emerging blockchain industry has recently caught the attention of some state political leaders and economic development officials as a potential driver of economic growth as well as a potential solution to improve government services.

Non-Profit News

Nonprofits serve communities, not candidatesEfforts to limit the influence of anonymous donors in elections recently took hits on two fronts; in both cases, nonprofits were used as the vehicle for increased secrecy in campaign finance.